the day of the european languages 2

English Language

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THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN

AND NORTHERN IRELAND

GREAT BRITAIN Welcome to

England, Scotland and Wales, the three lands which make up Britain

ENGLISH Is one of the most

widely used languages in the world

375 million people speak it as their first language

With around another 375 million speaking it as a second language

ENGLISH

Over 80% of the world electronically stored information is in English

Two-thirds of the world scientists read in English

Of the estimated 40 million users of the Internet some 80% currently communicate in English

ENGLISH

Is an official language or has a special status in over 75 per cent of the world’s territories

Is the language of most international events

Is the language of Shakespeare, Dickens, Byron, Swift, Dreiser, Twain and many others.

SYMBOLS ENGLAND Flower –ROSE Flag

SYMBOLS Northern Ireland Flower: shamrock Flag:

SYMBOLS SCOTLAND Flower: Thistle Flag:

SYMBOLS WALES Flower: Daffodil Flag:

BRITAIN LIFE The countries that

make up Britain have different customs, traditions.

LONDON Britain’s capital is

the largest city in Europe, and nowhere else boasts such a vibrant mix of over 1,000 years of history

LONDON Is a world center

for business and finance, it’s home of the British Government, and the British monarchs have ruled from here since 1066AD.

LONDON SIGHTS The Dome of St.

Paul’s Cathedral is one of the most famous sights of the world.

LONDON SIGHTS The British

Museum is the oldest in the world and contains treasures from the ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt, the Orient and Asia.

SIGHTS The Tower of

London is one of the most popular and imposing of historical sites. It comprises not one, but 20 towers. It is famous as home of the Crown Jewels

BRITISH MONARCHY

NATIONAL ANTHEM God save our gracious

Queen! Long live our noble

Queen! God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the Queen!

Learning English in Britain

An excellent choice of language schools means you can learn the language, improve your fluency or acquire more specialist vocabulary with a teacher whose first language is English, in schools where the standard of tuition is among the best

Learning English in Britain

Many language schools are set in some loveliest cities in Britain. That means you can combine your studies with exploring the heritage and countryside of the mother country of English. You may take your place in the university towns of Oxford and Cambridge, where so many of the world’s scholars have studied

YOU ARE WELCOME TO STUDY!